Dido

Dido

There are at least two artists with the name Dido: 1) Dido Armstrong (born 25 December 1971) is a British BRIT Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated singer and songwriter. Dido was born in London, UK on Christmas day; she was christened Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong. She lived with her poet mother and publisher father in London. One day she looked up the story of her first name. "I thought it was strange that I was called after a woman who killed herself in ancient literature. Read more on Last.fm

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Christmas Day 2003 White Flag
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10/10/2003 Life For Rent
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12/09/2003 White Flag
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21/09/2001 Hunter
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22/06/2001 Thank You
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01/06/2001 Thank You
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02/03/2001 Here With Me
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23/02/2001 Here With Me
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16/02/2001 Here With Me
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Interview date: Circa 2004

Question

Haven't heard from you in a while, so what have you been up to?

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I stopped touring last May and I've been making a new record.

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Can you tell us about the new single?

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It's about unrequited love. Loving someone but not being able to tell them as it would get very messy if you did.

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Is it based on personal experience?

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All of my songs have bits of personal experience but there's also a heavy dose of imagination.

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How is your new music different to the stuff we've heard before?

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I've no idea. They're new songs! It's definitely a different album but the principles are still the same. It's still songs that I write on guitar and piano and they're produced in a way that makes me feel good when I put them on in my car. It's that simple.

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'No Angel' was absolutely huge. Was there a lot of pressure to follow up with something as good, if not better?

Answer

I think there's always pressure to become a better artist, singer, producer. But I think that's half the fun of it. It's limitless. I didn't feel an enormous pressure because of what happened, I felt pressure because I wanted to make a really good second album.

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How easy or difficult was it working with your brother?

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It was really great. We've really settled into how we work together and there's equality and balance there. We fight sometimes but most of the time we don't.

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What's interesting is that you're extremely successful but not really famous. Do you consider yourself a pop star?

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I suppose I do but in my own sort of way. I definitely consider myself a musician and singer. I totally live music the whole time. Always thinking about new songs but I don't go to celebrity parties and fall out of nightclubs. It's just not my cup of tea. I just think fame is too hard to get rid of. It's like a bad tattoo. I don't want it. I don't do it.

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How did you feel when 'Stan' got to No.1?

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It was amazing. It was fantastic. I loved being part of that track. I remember when my album went to No.1 because, oddly enough, I was sitting in a hotel chatting with Eminem as we'd just bumped into each other. He was so sweet. They all jumped on me in the lift and gave me a big hug.